Durham CAS Keeping Mother from Plan of Care Meetings

RE: Name Removed
From: John Dunn (johndunn@afterfostercare.ca)
Sent: January 22, 2009 8:26:47 PM
To: Name Removed (Mother); nigelee.burnett@durhamcas.ca; omah.levere@durhamcas.ca
Cc: mborden@bordengoddard.com; DurhamCAS Media (andrea.maenza@durhamcas.ca); TheresaDucey DurhamCASSupervisor (theresa.ducey@durhamcas.ca); WandaSecord ExecDirDurhamCAS (wanda.secord@durhamcas.ca); Susan McNeilDurhamCAS (susan.mcneil@durhamcas.ca); Lana PryceDurhamCASCounsel (lana.pryce@durhamcas.ca); Durham CAS (durhamcas@durhamcas.ca); DurhamNews News (newsroom@durhamregion.com); MinCentralEast RegionalOffice (debra.isnor@ontario.ca)


Note to the media: Please remember that you can not publish information which has the effect of identifying a child in foster care, his parents and foster parents, however nothing in law prevents you from publishing information which identifies staff, volunteers or others professionally involved in child-welfare proceedings.

(See section 45 (8) Child and Family Services Act)


Name Removed (Mother)

I am monitoring this situation with the Durham Children's Aid Society preventing you from attending the Plan of Care meetings with your son. I am also preparing a press release in relation to this matter and will distribute it to the local Durham media, Ministry Officials, Members of Parliament such as Child and Youth Services Critic Andrea Horwath, Julia Munro, the Ombudsman for submission to their child-welfare portfolio, the Ontario Auditor General's Office, Child and Youth Services Sector, and others within the wider area press, and ultimately on my blog.

As you are aware, I have offered the Durham CAS an opportunity to correct the content of our blog as archived so far and have not yet received any response, therefore verifying it's accuracy, and again, I extend the same offer to anyone at the Durham Children's Aid Society on a permanent basis.

For now, I will be posting a brief update in regard to this matter and hope that the Society acts in a professional manner and responds to you as soon as possible regarding your request.





Sincerely
John Dunn
Executive Director
The Foster Care Council of Canada
http://www.afterfostercare.ca